lets see what we can find in the forest

Rubble says 'Lets go on a walk in our wellies and see what we can collect..'

 As part of paw patrol plan the children visited the forest to collect leaves and sticks.

We found some ladybirds...

Ready Steady Go.....

Pre School - 'Are you Ready for School'?

This information was available at parents evening:
These are the results of our 2017 school leavers. The children are assessed at the beginning and the end of their Pre School year.
Throughout the year staff incorporate these targets into the children's Individual Next Steps, Continuous Provision, Planned Activities and Working in Partnership with Parents to ensure school readiness.
Out of the 55 children that went to school: 40% were Boys , 45% were EAL, 16% SEND/ Speech and Language, 95% from Ethnic Background, and 36% were Summer Born.

Target	Beginning of Pre School Year (Sept 16)	End of Pre School Year (July 17)
Separates from their parent or carer confidently	62%	96%
Demonstrates listening skills	62%	91%
Shows interest and pays attention to a subject or stimulus	29%	87%
Has enough language to express themselves and  their needs	53%	87%
Communicates something about what makes them who they are eg, name, age and something about their family or their life	45%	93%
Interacts with an adult or peer	62%	100%
Takes turns during play	44%	98%
Takes responsibility for their actions	2%	75%
Shows interest in their work and the world around them	11%	90%
Makes observations, notices things and asks questions	11%	83%
Holds a book and uses it appropriately	62%	98%
Understands some aspects of narrative	4%	80%
Responds to boundaries	38%	89%
Recognises their first name	18%	75%
Demonstrates  independence in dressing themselves eg coat, shoes	22%	96%
Feeds themselves independently using appropriate utensils	75%	100%
Uses the toilet independently	85%	98%
Is aware of personal hygiene practices eg nose wiping, washing hands etc	53%	100%

If you would like a copy of our 'Are you ready' document please ask your child's keyworker.

Pre writing skills

The starting point for all writing skills is Physical Development.

· In order to become successful writers children need lots of opportunities to develop their motor skills. Motor skills are motions carried out when the brain, nervous system and muscles work together. Children need to build their Gross motor skills in order to develop their Fine Motor skills. 

Children’s muscles need to be developed in the following order for them to become successful writers…….

· 1. Shoulder Muscles, examples of activities we carry out in Nursery are : Crawling, den building, parachute games, gardening (digging), PE sessions, climbing, self dressing, paint brush with bucket of water making large marks outside, drumming etc.

· 2. Elbow Muscles, examples of activities we carry out in Nursery are: Baking, painting, bat and ball, throwing, chalking, shaking instruments, play dough (rolling), zipping up coats, stirring (baking), cars on tracks, small world activities etc.

· 3. Wrist Muscles, examples of activities we carry out in Nursery are: hand washing, cutting up fruit, turning pages in books, mark making, scooping sand, pouring water, self dressing (socks and shoes) dressing dolls, making play dough, using the computer (mouse) etc.

· 4.  Finger Muscles, examples of activities we carry out in Nursery are: Cutting, threading beads, finger puppets, fastening buttons, jigsaws, keyboard typing, magnetic letters etc.

To help your child to become successful writers provide them with activities to develop these muscles so when they start Primary School they are ready to learn to write.

 Letter Sounds -  children should learn each letter by its sound, not its name. There are 26 letters of the alphabet and 44 main sounds in the English language. 

Nursery Uniform

 

The uniform is optional but will save your children's clothes from getting dirty during creative activities. 
The uniforms are on available at Whittakers School Wear, Church Street, Blackburn 01254 676047. Polo shirts are £6.99 and sweatshirts £7.99. 

Zoo Lab visit

Lydia acted out the story of 'Meg and Mog went to a party'. The story was very interactive and the children helped cast spells to make party food, but the spells went wrong and instead of food, the animals appeared................

P.E

 Its P.E time!

Moving and Handling. 

Negotiating space successfully when playing racing and chasing games with other children.

The children warmed up to the sticky kids work out. They walked like spacemen, fairies and giraffes by taking big steps, little steps and tall steps. 

Forest walk

     Forest Fun!

                                Forest Fun!

The children went on a nature walk through the forest to find different leaves as the season Autumn arrives. 

The children attempted to climb confidently on the climbing frame and mount stairs as they showed a belief that more effort or a different approach will pay off.

"Woooohooooooooo"

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The children showed satisfaction in meeting their own goals.